Joseph Mallord William Turner, Thomas GirtinA Timber-Frame House, with Hillside Beyond c.1796

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Artwork details

Artists
Thomas Girtin (1775‑1802)
Title
A Timber-Frame House, with Hillside Beyond
Date c.1796
MediumGraphite and watercolour on paper
Dimensionssupport: 196 x 245 mm
Collection
Tate
Acquisition Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Reference
D36552
Turner Bequest CCCLXXV 31
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Catalogue entry

Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Thomas Girtin 1775–1802
A Timber-Frame House, with Hillside Beyond c.1796
D36552
Turner Bequest CCCLXXV 31
Pencil and grey wash on white wove paper, 196 x 245 mm
Stamped in black ‘CCCLXXV – 31’ bottom right
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Provenance:
Probably commissioned by Dr Thomas Monro
Monro’s posthumous sale, Christie’s, London, 26–28 June and 1–2 July 1833 (day and lot number not known)
Bought by or on behalf of Turner
The pencil work is by Girtin.
Verso:
Blank; stamped in brown ink with Turner Bequest monogram

Andrew Wilton
April 2012

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